Revealing
The light snow that fell emphasizes the stillness of today. It sits quietly on everything. The pea trellis shows off its folds and turns. It’s tall, taller than I can reach, and the fencing...
Category: seasons
Trees and snow
What a storm. We are having perfect weather here for Christmas Eve, in the 20’s (F) and snowing lightly. The power is out. But we have a generator and a woodstove. No trees fell...
First snow
A gloomy day. Snow early this morning changed to a cold rain, temps in the 30s. We went grocery shopping. It takes all day and is not my favorite thing to do. Although I...
A quieter day
I’ve been studying fall this year – or rather, how winter comes. There’s a lot of flourishes, last of summer days. Then there’s quieter, cloudier days, where the colors stand out that much more....
Reds and grays
I woke up energized this morning. I can’t explain why. Mondays have become my favorite day of the week. ??? Inter-generational bridges. Something Grace wrote about today. I experienced it in a different form...
Yellows and greens
The goldenrod dyeing is done. Let’s just say that and put that equipment away. Only the “seaside” variety of goldenrod is still in glorious bloom. I bought this at a plant sale last year,...
End of season
The colors. The contrasts. The goldenrod holds it. Summer goes out. Wondering about words. Blogging. Stories. A life.